'American Idol' Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery returned to the stage tonight (March 29) to perform his twangy, uptempo single 'Water Tower Town.' It feels like only yesterday that the singer was competing in the thick of the competition each and every week. Now, with a hit record and hard-earned status as a country superstar, McCreery really has grown by leaps and bounds in the space of a year.
March 26, 2012 Listen to Scotty McCreery's new single and read over the track listing of Carrie Underwood's new album in today's Taste of Country Daily Roundup. It was also Kenny Chesney's birthday on Monday. Readers get a chance to determine the best Chesney song of all time in our readers poll.
March 26, 2012 Scotty McCreery will perform 'Water Tower Town' on 'American Idol' Thursday night (March 29), just hours after the track from 'Clear as Day' becomes the North Carolina singer's third single. Thus far, his radio catalog has behaved like Grandma's famous green bean casserole -- great on Sunday, pretty good the day after, but by the third helping you're ready to try a new flavor.
March 23, 2012 Kix Brooks has suffered a nasty vocal cord injury that forced him to cancel a show, but his old duet buddy was there to help him out. Scotty McCreery is set to return to the 'American Idol' stage for the first time in 10 months -- maybe he'll get to meet current season contestant Skylar Laine's boyfriend? We've learned she has one back home.
If there's one thing 'American Idol' seems to love as much as discovering the newest talent, it's inviting their alums back for a moment in the spotlight. It's always so incredible to how performers who were once anxious hopefuls develop into such poised, self-assured stars in no time. Next week, the past 'Idol' winner who will be coming back to show off how he's changed in a year is Scotty McCreery, and he'll be joined by rap princess Nicki Minaj.
March 23, 2012 Unlike almost every other award at the 2012 ACM Awards, fans can help decide the winner of the New Artist of the Year Award. That means it's not just a matter of who had the best 2011, but who can rally their fans to vote.
The Academy of Country Music and Dick Clark Productions just unrolled a new lineup of performers today for the 2012 ACM Fan Jam. The event, which is in its second year, will take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas April 1 and will feature performances from all three ACM New Artist of the Year Nominees -- Scotty McCreery, Brantley Gilbert and Hunter Hayes.
When a high school kid takes the country by storm on 'American Idol' and skyrockets into the realm of major headlining tours and celebrity status, it's easy to forget that they're still what they were before -- a high school kid. 'Idol' champ Scotty McCreery is reclaiming a bit of his before-the-fame life, having recently rejoined his high school baseball team, stepping up as a pitcher for the Garner Trojans in Garner, N.C.
March 12, 2012 OK, it's only been a year since Scotty McCreery took home the 'American Idol' grand prize, but he does look a little -- just a little -- more manly in the "Now" picture on the right. Perhaps he's just gotten over some of the anxiety of walking
March 11, 2012 Like much of the world, country stars like Reba McEntire, Scotty McCreery and Martina McBride have been moved to help shine a light on the atrocities of African warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army.
